Error during work item creation using Plain java api [ com.ibm.team.repository.common.ItemNotFoundException]

Hi Team,

I am trying to ceate a workitem using the sample code given in "https://jazz.net/wiki/bin/view/Main/ProgrammaticWorkItemCreation - Section "Plain-Java Client"

But i am getting the below error and the item not created.

com.ibm.team.repository.common.ItemNotFoundException: CRJAZ0215E The following record was not found in the database: com.ibm.team.workitem.common.internal.model.impl.WorkItemHandleImpl@4ab04ab (stateId: <unset>, itemId: [UUID _lRHJ4CR2EeWqkoBWMlqeBA], origin: com.ibm.team.repository.client.internal.TeamRepository@4b604b6, immutable: <unset>)
    at com.ibm.team.repository.client.internal.ItemManager.internalFetchItem(ItemManager.java:1600)
    at com.ibm.team.repository.client.internal.ItemManager.access$1(ItemManager.java:1557)
    at com.ibm.team.repository.client.internal.ItemManager$AbstractStore.retrieveItem(ItemManager.java:194)
    at com.ibm.team.repository.client.internal.ItemManager$CurrentStore.fetchItem(ItemManager.java:319)
    at com.ibm.team.repository.client.internal.ItemManager.fetchPartialItem(ItemManager.java:1078)
    at com.ibm.team.workitem.client.internal.AuditableClient.resolveAuditable(AuditableClient.java:136)
    at CreateWorkItem.run(CreateWorkItem.java:145)
    at CreateWorkItem.main(CreateWorkItem.java:71)

Any idea on how to solve this issue ?

Thanks & Regards,
Kasilingam S